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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Anything remitted; remittance.
2. 2
   the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance wordnet
3. 3
   an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease) wordnet
4. 4
   a payment of money sent to a person in another place wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

absolutionabsolutionremissionremissionremission of sinremitment

Etymology

From remit + -al.

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